DATAMONITOR: How will Pharma 2.0 fare vs Obama and credit crunch?
In recent years, Pharma has begun to adapt its business model in response to growing industry constraints and the decline of primary-care focused blockbuster therapy. This process of change has recently been disrupted by unprecedented challenges caused by the global economic downturn and President Obama’s planned overhaul of the US healthcare system. To continue on its journey towards ‘Pharma 2.0’, Pharma needs to balance the more pressing short-term issues against the longer-term trends shaping the industry, says Datamonitor pharmaceutical strategy senior analyst Alistair Sinclair, according to Datamonitor’s new report Future Pharmaceutical Industry Trends.
DATAMONITOR: The G20 and the consumer - consequences for the CPG industry
The G20 summit’s long-term impact is unclear, with the conclusion offering a broad statement of intent rather than immediate or novel solutions to the recessionary malaise affecting nations around the world. Players in the consumer markets must determine what was offered, both in terms of changes affecting business conduct, and those that could have an impact on consumer confidence and finances.
DATAMONITOR: Fiat - US government to determine post-alliance leadership at Chrysler
The US federal government and Italian auto major Fiat will determine the board of directors and future leadership at Chrysler if the proposed Fiat-Chrysler alliance goes through.
Bob Nardelli, Chrysler’s CEO, has said in a note to the company’s employees that the majority of the new board of directors following the alliance with Fiat will be independent, and that the board will appoint a new chairman and CEO in concurrence with Fiat.
Verdict Research: VAT cut has not helped retail sales
Claims to the contrary are based on a misreading of data and a fundamental lack of knowledge about the retail sector.
London - The claim that last year’s 2.5 percentage point cut in the VAT rate has helped boost retail sales is both highly misleading and completely inaccurate, says Verdict Consulting. The assertion that VAT had improved retail fortunes was made earlier this week by the consultancy CEBR (Centre for Economics and Business Research). Having reviewed the data on which the assertions were made Verdict has found several fundamental errors in the analysis and using its own data found that some of the points made are simply inaccurate.